diff --git a/dom/tests/mochitest/fetch/test_response.js b/dom/tests/mochitest/fetch/test_response.js
index b0012e4b325f..efc52f6b0c31 100644
--- a/dom/tests/mochitest/fetch/test_response.js
+++ b/dom/tests/mochitest/fetch/test_response.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function testDefaultCtor() {
   ok(res.headers instanceof Headers, "Response should have non-null Headers object");
   is(res.url, "", "URL should be empty string");
   is(res.status, 200, "Default status is 200");
-  is(res.statusText, "OK", "Default statusText is OK");
+  is(res.statusText, "", "Default statusText is an empty string");
 }
 
 function testClone() {
diff --git a/dom/webidl/Response.webidl b/dom/webidl/Response.webidl
index 88a21c41577d..353a6d33fd20 100644
--- a/dom/webidl/Response.webidl
+++ b/dom/webidl/Response.webidl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ partial interface Response {
 
 dictionary ResponseInit {
   unsigned short status = 200;
-  ByteString statusText = "OK";
+  ByteString statusText = "";
   HeadersInit headers;
 };
 
diff --git a/testing/web-platform/meta/fetch/api/response/response-init-001.html.ini b/testing/web-platform/meta/fetch/api/response/response-init-001.html.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 06d0d7744d28..000000000000
--- a/testing/web-platform/meta/fetch/api/response/response-init-001.html.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[response-init-001.html]
-  [Check default value for statusText attribute]
-    expected: FAIL
-